Rome, 13 Nov. (LaPresse) – It was not to be for Lorenzo Musetti in the semi-finals of the ‘Bybit Stockholm Open’, an ATP 250 tournament with a prize fund of €723,435, which is drawing to a close on the fast indoor courts of the ‘Kungliga Tennishallen’ in the Swedish capital – the final tournament of the ‘regular season’ ahead of the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. The 24-year-old from Carrara, ranked 25th and the third seed, entered the competition directly in the second round, conceding just five games to British qualifier Toby Samuel (ATP No. 95). After a hard-fought three-set quarter-final against France’s Ugo Humbert (ATP No. 39 and seventh seed), he lost 6-4, 6-2, in just over an hour, to the American Taylor Fritz, ranked 10th in the ATP and the tournament’s top seed. Fritz will contest the title on Saturday against the Argentine Thiago Agustin Tirante, ranked 51st in the ATP, who, in the other semi-final, defeated the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo, ranked 31st and the fourth seed, 7-5, 7-6(1), in just over an hour and three-quarters of play.
Tennis: ATP Stockholm, Musetti crashes out in the semi-finals, Fritz through
Rome, 13 Nov. (LaPresse) – It was not to be for Lorenzo Musetti in the semi-finals of the ‘Bybit Stockholm Open’, an ATP 250 tournament with a prize fund of €723,435, which is drawing to a close on the fast indoor courts of the ‘Kungliga Tennishallen’ in the Swedish capital – the final tournament of the ‘regular season’ ahead of the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. The 24-year-old from Carrara, ranked 25th and the third seed, entered the competition directly in the second round, conceding just five games to British qualifier Toby Samuel (ATP No. 95). After a hard-fought three-set quarter-final against France’s Ugo Humbert (ATP No. 39 and seventh seed), he lost 6-4, 6-2, in just over an hour, to the American Taylor Fritz, ranked 10th in the ATP and the tournament’s top seed. Fritz will contest the title on Saturday against the Argentine Thiago Agustin Tirante, ranked 51st in the ATP, who, in the other semi-final, defeated the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo, ranked 31st and the fourth seed, 7-5, 7-6(1), in just over an hour and three-quarters of play.